The NFL rule on helmet to helmet hits states, “using any part of a players helmet (including the top/crown and forehead/hairline parts) or facemask to butt, spear, or ram an opponent violently or unnecessarily; although such violent or unnecessary use of the helmet is impermissible against any opponent, game officials will give special attention in administering this rule to protect those...

As difficult as it can be to explain what happens in our own world, it can be even harder to explain the world of sports for that matter.
I know that I referenced the Pittsburgh’s Steelers last week (Ben Roethlisberger returning after a four-game, five-week layoff), but I feel this more than applies.
Luckily enough, former nine-time Pro-Bowler in Steelers’ linebacker Jack Lambert put this w...

There’s nothing new about a player losing his helmet in a football game. It’s actually kinda’ cool…as long as the guy can get up and walk away.
Wicked, jarring hits have been separating players from their equipment since leather helmets and high-tops were in style.
But something strange is happening in NFL 2010, something more peculiar than the disappearance of hanging mouth-guards or...